Switzerland vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Switzerland
9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
133,777 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
15th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Switzerland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 133,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.08 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 68.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 90,861 current US$ per square kilometre 317.28 current US$ per square kilometre 90,544 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 344,091 current US$ per square kilometre 1,591 current US$ per square kilometre 342,500 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 932,626 current US$ per square kilometre 4,753 current US$ per square kilometre 927,874 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 13,035 current US$ per square kilometre 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 39,405 current US$ per square kilometre 3.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 6.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 92,731 current US$ per square kilometre 6.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 8.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 123,722 current US$ per square kilometre 8.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
Switzerland, at 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 133,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
9.08 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Switzerland ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.